Dyer

[dahy-er]

noun

1. John, 1700–58, British poet.

2. Mary, 1611?–60, American Quaker religious martyr, born in England.

Example Sentences

Harriet Dyer plays Colette, sweet and awkward and nominally the ensemble’s main character.

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But it’s clear Dyer sees beyond its reputation as a place most people dread visiting now that she’s charged with depicting one of these state employees, whose ordinary lives are the basis for CBS’ new workplace comedy.

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“She doesn’t think it sucks,” Dyer says.

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Meadows, who has worked with his share of funny people in his storied career, says Dyer is skilled at making her characters feel human: “She’s very good at doing physical comedy and big or broad strokes when it’s necessary. But she’s a really good actress and she can pull your heart strings too. She knows how to take it down and find the humanity.”

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But a few months in, Dyer, not used to not working, was struggling with boredom.

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